Entertainment journalist Maria Menounos has revealed that she is recovering from pancreatic cancer.
The former "E! News" correspondent opened up to PEOPLE about her battle with Stage 2 cancer while also expecting her first child via surrogate this summer.
Menounos recalled how it all began last June when she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes after suffering from severe leg cramps. Then in November, she was back in the hospital with excruciating abdominal pain coupled with diarrhea.
While extensive testing revealed nothing, a friend who owns a company that does whole-body MRI screening convinced her to try one. Menounos explained to People that the screening found a nearly 4 centimeter mass on her pancreas, which a biopsy confirmed was Stage 2 pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, a form of cancer.
Pancreatic cancer is considered the most lethal cancer with an overall five-year survival rate at just about 7%, according to the Mayo Clinic. It's the same type of cancer that the late Alex Trebek fought through in the last two years of his life.
Monica Robins spoke to a doctor about possible warning signs of the disease: [ Ссылка ] --
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